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TORONTO -- The NHL's 30 GMs endorsed three key issues Wednesday, but the question now is whether the NHL Players' Association will endorse them to make them a reality. 1. Grandfathering visors Mathieu Schneider, the NHLPA's special assistant to t...

The NHL is proposing a new realignment plan which would feature playoff wild-card spots plus see the league go from six divisions to four.

Which players lead the awards races after the first quarter of the season? We make our picks.

Before the playoffs start, Pierre LeBrun takes a look at this summer's unrestricted free-agent crop.

The NHL's 30 general managers will soon have to fill out their annual Vezina Trophy ballots to determine the league's top goaltender for the 2010-11 season. I canvassed nine GMs on Wednesday; obviously, none of them would tell me exactly where the...

What is it with this Montreal Canadiens team that just won't go down when it appears it's on the ropes? A 2-8-0 stretch from Dec. 10-30 gave the appearances of an injury-riddled Habs club heading into non-playoff territory. But just like that come...

Winger Guillaume Latendresse has agreed to terms on a $5 million, two-year contract extension with the Wild, a source told ESPN.com Wednesday night.

The 2010 NHL free-agent market opens at noon ET Thursday. Here's a look at the top goaltenders who are set to become available.

Tomas Plekanec removed his name from the July 1 free-agency market Tuesday, agreeing to terms on a $30 million, six-year deal to remain with the Montreal Canadiens, a source confirmed to ESPN.com.

1. Johan Franzen's franchise-record six points in a playoff game Thursday night added to his growing reputation for being clutch come spring time. The 30-year-old Swede now has 35 goals and 68 points in 74 playoff games -- all since the 2004-05 locko...

We might have a fight on our hands over the new fight rule being proposed by the NHL's 30 general managers. There already seems to be growing controversy about the GMs' recommendation this past week regarding a 10-minute misconduct for "staged fight...

CHICAGO -- It wasn't quite Claude Lemieux after five years away from the game, but skating for the first time in 15 months was a comeback story of my own Tuesday. Wonky knee aside, it was a thrill to hit the ice at Wrigley Field. Sure, I got a few l...

In honor of the NHL's bad boy du jour, we've come up with five other NHL agitators from the last 30 years: 1. Dale Hunter: He's the guy wearing a Quebec Nordiques jersey being chased all over the ice during the famous "Good Friday Brawl" with the Mo...